| When investigating a crime scene, every detail can be crucial, but even the best investigator can overlook a step in the crime scene documentation process. There is so much to remember, that relying on memory alone can be a little risky. This death scene checklist puts that investigator's work into a format that can be easily followed to get all the facts--and have them in an prganized format for court. Fill in the blanks of the checklist as you proceed through the crime scene. The Death Scene Investigation Check List was designed by Richard J. Warrington to help officers better document a crime scene involving a body (suicide to homicides), and to remind them to look for things that might otherwise be forgotten or overlooked.
This 100-page manual puts the various steps of an investigation into a comprehensive format, including a guide on how to fill out the checklist itself, line-by-line, as well as, some recommendations. The manual includes 46 pages of forms and logs, plus a computer disk for form-fill application. Designed to work with Microsoft Word 97, you can customize the forms to your department's specific applications and needs. Put this on your laptop computer and fill in the information at the scene. If you do not have a laptop computer, simply make copies of the forms and fill in the blanks, then transfer the information to the computer back at your office.
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